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UNITED STATES PATENT @Erica ROBERT N. BARGEE, or HOPEDALE, ILLINOIS;

SYRINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 663,691, dated December 11, 1900.

Application tiled March 24, 1900. Serial No. 10,069. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT N. BARGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hopedale,.in the county of Tazewell and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial Defecators and Irrigators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. y

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in surgical instruments, and which I denominate as an artilicial defecator and irrigator.

It has for its objectto provide a means for irrigating the bowels to soften and fluidize the fecal matter and discharge the same through a drainage-tube; and with these ends in view my invention consists in the construction and arrangement hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the drawings.

My improved instrument is designed to avoid the necessity in eXtreme cases of evacuation by the usual process of contraction of the sphincter ani and perineal muscles, and

`is especially useful in cases of severe hemorrhoids and when a patient is too ill to make any exertion for the purpose of evacuation, and it is likewise useful in disinfecting the bowels.

In order that those skilled may fully understand my invention, I will proceed to describe the construction of my improved defecator and irrigator and the manner of using the same, referring by letters to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved instrument, with the injection and drainage tubes connected therewith, the parts of the instrument being in position ready for insertion, the dotted lines showing the change of relation in the parts afterinsertion. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section, on enlarged scale, of the instrument, the dotted lines indicating its connection with the injection and drainage tubes; and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line xof Fig. 2 and on a more exaggerated scale.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures of the drawings.

A represents a tube of suitable material,

such as sheet metal or hard rubber, provided with a lateral branch or induction nipple B, adapted to receive the end of the flexible tube C of an ordinary bulb-syringe D. The lower end of the tube A is interiorly threaded to receive a centrally-bored ring, plug, or cap E.

An interior tube F is located within the eX- terior tube A, as best shown at Fig. 2, and the difference in diameter of the two tubes is such as to leave an annular space between the said tubes and communicating with the injection-nipple B of the tube A. The lower end of the inner tube F is formed with a swell H to receive the end of a exible drainagetube I, which may be provided with any suitable clamping device Jtor contracting or closing said tube.

J is a ring head secured tothe tube F and by means of which it may be readilyV manipulated, as hereinafter described. The upper end of the interior tube F is providedv with a ring bushing K, adapted to close the upper end of the annular space G when the inner tube is raised to the position shown in Fig. 2, the lower end of said annular space being closed by the ring E. The upper end of the inner tube F has secured thereto two or more small tubes L, the lower ends of which are closed, and a lateral opening M constitutes a communicating passage between the interior of the small tubes L and the annular space Gr between the exterior tube A and the interior tube F, as clearly shown at Fig. 2. The upper ends of the small tubes Lconnect with a hollow cap N, the upper end oi' which is threaded to receive a correspondiugly-threaded nipple O, the Lipper end of which is perforated with small divergent holes or channels P. The head Nis also perforated to provide radial channels Q and one or more vertical channels R. The lower portion or base of the nipple O is swelled to dt within and close the upper endlof the outer tube A when the parts are in the relative position shown at Fig. l and ready to be inserted into the rectum. V

The ring bushing and guide K is formed with small peripheral openings or grooves S, communicating with the annular space G between the tubes A and F, as best shown at Fig. 3. The inner tube F may be also provided near the upper end and below the ring IOO bushing K with small radial orifices T, leading to the space G for the purpose of aiding in cleaning the'instrument.

In using the instrument theinnertubeF is drawn down into the position shown in Fig. l, with the nipple O closing and covering'the wall of the outer tube A. The instrument is then properly lubricated and inserted up the rectum any desired distance, and then the inner tube is forced upward, by grasping the ring head J, into the position shown in Fig. 2 and opening the upper end of the outer tube A. Wateror other preferred fluid in any proper quantity is then injected by the syringe D. The duid passing into the annular space G is forced upward and into the small vertical tubes L, thence into the cap N and nipple O, and is ejected in spray from through 1he several orifices P Q R in an obvious manner. The contact between the water and the contents of the bowels causes liquefaction of the latter, and in such condition it is free to enter the upper open end of the interior tube F and pass down to and out of the drainagetube I when not closed by the clamp J.

It will be observed that the drainage-canal within the inner tube F is unobstructed at all times andl that the injected fluid is likewise unobstructed. I desire to call particular attention to the fact that the several orifices P, Q, R, and S enable the water or other iiuid to be injected upwardly, laterally, and downwardly and to the best advantage in softening the fecal matter. The orifices S serve also the function of enablingthe mouth of the water canal or space Gto be cleansed, and the small radial openings T permit the ready cleansing of the interior drainage-canal. j

From the construction shown and described it will be seen that the syringe and drainagepipe may be readily removed, and that by removing the nipple O and the ring plug E the inner tube F may be entirely removed from the surrounding tube A and the instrument separated into three parts, so that they may be readily cleaned and sterilized.

My improved .instrument may be used as an ordinary syringe by simply clamping or closing the drainage-tube I, and while it is especially designed to be used for artificial defecatiou and irrigation it will be readily seen that by obvious changes in the design of the parts it may be used as a vaginal syringe and irrigator.

I of course do not wish to be conned to all the details of construction shown,Y as they may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention, and likewise I do not wish to be limited as to character of material employed in the manufacture of the instrument.

Having described the construction, operation, and advantages of my improved instrument, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In combination with an outer tube provided with a lateral nipple B, and a closingring E, an internal drainage-tube of smaller diameter than the outer tube and provided at the lower end with means for connection witha drainage-tube, and at the upper end with a ring bushing and upwardly-extended conduit-tubes communicating with the space between the inner and outer tubes and terminating at the upper end in a perforated head and nipple, the inner tube adapted to reciprocate within the outer tube, an injection-tube connected with the nipple, B, and a drainage-tube I, connected with the lower Aend of the inner tube, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination with the outer tube A, and inner tube F, of diierent diameters to constitute an annular chamber G, the ring bushing K, tubes L, communicating with the space G, and terminating at the upper ends in a hollow perforated head N, provided with a removable nipple O, adapted to close and protect the upper end of the outer tube H, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with the outer tube A 'provided with the injection-nipple B, and

closing-ring E, the inner tube F, provided with drainage-tube I, at the lower end and conduit-tubes L, terminating in a head N, and nipple O, and provided with a ring bushing K, having channels S, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In combination with the outer tube A, and inner tube F, provided at its upper end with radial orifices T, arranged with an annular space G between them, means for injecting fluid into the space G, whereby fluid injected into the space G, may escape within the upperend of the innertube F to cleanse the saule substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

5. In combination with an outer' tube A provided with a laterally-projecting injection-nipple, an inner telescopic drainage-tube of smaller diameter than the outer tube and provided at its upper end with a nipple adapted to open and close the upper end of the outer tube substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT N. BARGER.

Witnesses:

W. M. GooDINe, JOSEPH FISHEL.

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